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Be it known that I, ISAACN. CONNELL, of Spencers Station, in the county of Guernsey, and State of Ohio,

have invented u new and `improved Rat-Trap; and I do hereby decla-re that the'following is a full, clear, and/ exact description thereof, which-will enable others skilled in the art to inalce'and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichp Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved trap, taken thrughvthe line y y, g. 2.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section of the-same, taken through the line ma', lig. I.

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My-invention has for its object to furnish an improved rat-trap simple in construction and eiective in pperation; and it consists in the combination of the trigger-plafe, arm, and supporting bar or bolt with each other, and with the pivoted platform and frame of the trap; in the combin'ation of a spring with the pivoted platform and supporting-bar or bolt'; in the combination of anadjustable balance-weight with pivoted platform; in the combination of a removable pivoted partition with the frame'orbox of the trap; the Whole being constructed.

and arranged as hereinafter more fully. described. 1

A is the box of the trap, the top boards B of which are made with tongues upon their side edges, fitting into grooves iu the edges of'thc stationary -parts C of said top, and they are secured inf/place by the buttonsD pivoted to the sideboards E of the'said' box. One end of the bei: is Left always open, the other end, F, iS. removable, and is kept' in place by'a button, Gr, as shown-in fig. 1. The end board F is protected against lateraldisplacement by cleatsf attached to its inner side, H is the platform ofthe trap, which is pivoted to the side boards E, as shown in fig. 2, so as to be removable when-desired. The platform His held steady byalong bar or bolt, I, the ends of which rest upon -catches J attached to the ends of the trap, as shown in tig. 1. K is the trigger-plate, which is pivoted to earsA attached to the upper side of the pivoted platform in the same vertical plane with its pivoting points. L is thebait-hook, which is attaehedto the upper side of thedtriggerplate K in the same vertical plane with the pivoting points of said plate. M is an arm, the upper end of which is attached to theptrigger-plate K in aline with its pivoting points. The arm M passes down through a slot in the platform H, and-enters anotch or hole in the bar or-bolt I, so that, as either end of the trigger-plate K is depressed the bolt I will be operated to release the corresponding end of the pivoted platform II, depositing the rat in the receptacle-box placed beneath. A N is a spring, one end o'f which is attached to the under side of the platform H, and its other endfenters'a` notch in thcedge of the bar or bolt I, so' as to bring the said bar back into proper position for snpportingthe platform soon as it is released from `the action of the trigger-plate K. P is'the adjustable`balance-weight,which.is suspended from thefundcr side of the pivoted platform H, nearly in a line with its pivoting points. -The weight P is madeadjustable by having a cavity formed in its upper part to receive shot or other heavy substances, so-,that the said weight may be made to balance or slightly overbalance the weight of the bait, se a-'s tb bring the sai'df'platform II back to its place after depositing the rat in the receiving-box. Oisaparttion, which is pivotedV at its upper edge to the side boards E of the trap directly above the .pivoting points of the trigger-plate Ki and platform H. The lower edge of'the partition O is notched, as shown in the drawings, so that the partition and bait-hook may not interfere with each other. When it is desired to Atake the rats aliveI generally prefer toclose the cndand top of the bei: A with the boards F and B, s o that the rats may all be compelled to enter the same end of the trap, and may all be received into the same compartment of th'erecciving-box prepared for their reception, and placed beneath-the box A. Brit when the rats are to be destroyedL I fill the receiving-box with water to a. sufficient depth, and remove the-end `and top Aboards F and B', and the pivoted partition converting the upper part of the trap into an open box. Ifdesired, a angeorfplatform may be attached to each end of the trap for the rats to stand upon when entering the trap.

What I claim as new, anddcsire toisecure by Letters Patent, is l 1. The combination and arrangement of the trigger-plate arm M, and supporting-bar or bolt I, with cach other, and with the pivoted platform H and box A of the trap, substantially as herein shown and described und for the purpose set forth. I

2. The combination of the spring N with the pivoted platform H and bar or bolt I, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth. l

3. The removable pivoted partition O and weight P, arranged in relation with the trigger-'plate K, pivoted platform H, bar I, and trigger L, as hereinset forth for the purpose speciied.

' ISAAC N. CONNELL.

Witnesses:

JOHN. MeDoNALD, -NATHANIEL CONNELL.` 

